Terror In Talihina – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series we covered the events which set in motion the scandal we refer to as “Terror In Talihina”. In this, Part 2, we will pick up where we left off. If you are not familiar with this scandal, it is highly recommended that you take the time to read Part 1 before continuing with this report.
Publication Date: 7/04/2006
Last Update: 7/04/2006
On March 23, 2006, Terri Thomas, the “independent investigator” hired by the Talihina School Board to investigate allegations against Talihina Elementary School Principal Angela Weaver, also known as Angela Rogers and previously known as Angela Ramsey, conducted her interview with Julie Owens regarding her complaints against Principal Weaver.
At that time Owens learned that in spite of numerous allegations made against Angela Weaver by several parents during the March 7, 2006 school board meeting that Thomas was ONLY “investigating” Owen’s complaints. None of the issues raised by other parents regarding Principal Weaver would be addressed by the Thomas investigation or the Talihina School Board.
The April 6, 2006 regular meeting of the Talihina School Board comprised of Board President Wayne Burnett, Don Mings, Rodney Faulkenberry, Leslie Crank and new member Jamie Bullock was called to order at 6:30 pm. Shortly thereafter, at 6:45 pm, the board voted to go into executive session, leaving the general public to stew in their juices until the board returned to regular session at 9:18 pm. Reportedly the report of “independent investigator” Terri Thomas was presented to the school board members during this two and a half-hour plus executive session.
Following the return of the school board members to the public session, routine business was conducted and various concerned parents were permitted to address the board members.
The vast majority of comments from parents were of a similar nature. Those comments reflected the view that Principal Weaver should have been placed on administrative leave during the course of the “investigation”, that the parents concerns are not going to go-away until Weaver is removed from her position of trust and that in the opinion of the various parents that spoke out, Weaver/Rogers/Ramsey “had left a dirty trail at every school where she has been employed”.
Following this period of public comment, the school board’s attorney recommended that the school board not comment any further. It was announced that the parents would be told the results of any decision on the part of the Talihina School Board “in the future”. No time frame for such a decision was announced. One concerned grandparent asked “is the investigation over because you only investigated the issue with Julie Owens?” and was allegedly told by the school board attorney, “I WAS HIRED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE WITH THE BOYS TAKING THE NEWSPAPER.”
When this grandmother asked “What about all of the other parents that had problems with this principal?” she was reportedly told “I was only hired to investigate the issue with the boys taking the newspaper”. Following this exchange Thomas reportedly indicated to board president Wayne Burnett, “I believe that the public portion of this is over I would recommend nothing else be said on the matter”.
The Talihina School Board called a ‘special meeting’ for April 24, 2006, purportedly for the purpose of discussing the employment of Angela Weaver as Principal of Talihina Elementary School.
The meeting was called to order at 6:32 pm and the board members immediately voted to enter ‘executive session’ at 6:33 pm.
During this ‘executive session’, supposedly conducted out of sight and hearing of the general public, it would appear that most if not all of the session was taken up with Angela Weaver’s rebuttal to the many allegations made against her by various parents in previous school board meetings. This in spite of the fact that only the Owens complaint had been investigated and was therefore the supposed focus of the ‘executive session’.
Good grief! And people actually ask us why we want to move out of LeFlore County? (Additionally, we no longer do business with the “other half” of this terribly misguided woman.)
To be fair, I do not think that LeFlore County is representative of the state of Oklahoma. While we look forward to leaving LeFlore County for many reasons, we do know that LeFlore County is “unique” in the ignorance of its citizens and malfeasance of public officials.
My children attend school at Indianola. Our schoolboard hired Angela Weaver and I, as well as many other parents, would really appreciate having more detail as to Ms. Weaver’s long history in Leflore County. Please help as I am concerned our children’s safety and well being.
Contact me at [email protected] and I can share with you some facts about her being employed at schools in Oklahoma. You can also go to your local library and research her name….Angela Faulkenberry/Ramsey/Rogers/Weaver. She was employed at Howe Schools..and several others. Her record speaks for itself….she leaves a dirty trail at every school she is employed at.
If you’re interested there may also be a record of the Talihina court case in Muscogee District court. It was settled before it went to trial, but there should be a record.
o believe me, if the teachers cant fire her, then the students will help!, cause we want her gone as well.
What’s the current situation with Mrs. Weaver? I heard something about the district not renewing her contract. Is this true? What are the details?
I can’t believe this ignorance is still going on. And what I mean by that, is you people need to get a life. I taught in a system where the terrior was my boss and I have to say she was one of the best. I know first hand about the situation in Talihina. I can tell you all right now this site is a bunch of lies. I recognize who some of you are having been in Talihina at the time this was all going on. I know of situations and children that most of you who are commenting would not want to be mentioned due to the fact of direct involvement. The facts have never been posted and could it be because Ms. Ramsey/Rogers/Weaver had better scense than you and have not commented to save your children harm.You have played on your childrens lives by exploiting your own children all over the internet and news papers.She in fact tried to make them abide by rules. We as teachers could actually teach back then. As for the young lady who states she is a senior..good grief girl get a date, a life and leave the business end of school to the adults. I have read several site comments just tonight as I was looking for the annual Easter egg hunt info for my kids and ran into this junk. Let me tell you something..if IEPS are missing…why in the heck would a superintendent want them unless there was a reason. That is not part of their job.Goes to show you what you know about what a supt. actually does and what her job title actually consist of. Then let me tell you I as teacher never…did you hear me…never see our superintendent. It is not the job of the superintendent to be out being chummy with kids. That, if it is a responsibility of anyones would belong to your principal. The job of a superintendent is to do the financial business of your school. I find it very interesting that you say she was rehired. Sounds like the board thinks she is doing a good job and someone said they are allowing her to work from home. Once again I find that an interesting fact and a strange twist. She must be very capable of running things from home for what ever reason she has and the board must think so. Another thing if I think I can figure out who some of you people are I do believe Ms. Ramsey/Rogers/Weaver can to. If I were you I would be afraid of her hiring a lawyer and shutting you people up with a defamation of character law suit. You people who keep this thing going for years are lacking in the intellegence departments. I have seen on one site where you call yourselves Christians. I can tell you I would never want to attent a church with you and I have sympathy for your pastor. He and God have a huge job ahead of them. You people need a life. Remember what goes around comes around and that is a promise from God. You people who call yourselves Christians and if you are who I think you are, your entire families claimed to be Christians, should read your Bibles and see that God will take care of the problems if there is one. I can’t see that this woman has harmed you or your children. Your obsession with her is strange to say the least. It has been years. This is too weird that you still have such a fixation on her. She truly has a hold on your lives. She is not suffering you are. You can tell that by what you write and have written in the past. This would be funny if it weren’t so sad. I hope the rest of the readers can see this and that there are two sides to every story and I don’t see hers do you??…maybe she is an intellegent person who sees no value or future for your children in anything she would have to say in this. Now that’s a true educator that cares about kids. NO Comment by her is probably the best comment. She has nothing to say because she has nothing to hide. And by the way..get the facts about Howe School. Everything you have printed about that is lies. You say look her up i think you should do that and just see what Howe school was all about. The truth has not been printed on either subject yet. I know that due to the class of persons that post to these things,(of which I am ashamed that I have stooped to your level) this probably won’t make a bid of difference but I think it is high time that someone gave you people something to think about.
Diane,
I don’t know who or what you are, but you are obviously lying, no teacher would ever write an illegible mess like what you wrote.
One has to wonder, why someone who is not a teacher would write such a virulent defense of Ms. Rogers?
I am not a resident of Oklahoma, and have no direct interest in this case. I do however suffer from excessive curiosity, and your screed screams of a wish to hide something. What is it you wish to hide?